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Emergency Health
Care Advisory
Committee Members
R. Donovan Butter, DO
San Antonio
Gary D. Cheek, RN, EMT
Abilene
Barbara Curtis
Humble
James "Red" Duke, MD
Houston
Leticia Goodrich
Amarillo
Lance Gutierrez
Tyler
Allan Helberg
Texarkana
John Holtermann
San Marcos
Jorie Klein, RN
Dallas
Ray Mason
Lubbock
William Moore, MD
Tyler
Ronald Redus, DDS
Amarillo
Joan Shook, MD
Houston
Clint Vardeman
CarrolltonK
T he Emergency Health Care Advisory
Committee met on February 9, 1996,
at the Texas Department of Health.
All 14 the members of the committee
were present. Ray Mason of Lubbock
was elected chair; William Moore, MD,
of Tyler was elected assistant presiding
officer; and Leticia Goodrich of Amarillo
was elected parliamentarian.
Chairs for each of three standing sub-
comn'ittees were recommended by the
nominating committee: R. Donovan But-
ter, DO, will chair the EMS; Joan Shook,
MD, will chair EMS for Children; and Jo-
rie Klein, RN, will chair Trauma.
Terms of office for each member
were established by drawing lots. Draw-
ing two-year terms were John Holter-
man; Ronald Redus, DDS; Leticia
Goodrich; and Barbara Curtis. Drawing
four-year terms were James "Red" Duke,
MD; Ray Mason; Clint Vardeman; Allan
Helberg, EMT-P; and Gary D. Cheek,
RN, EMT. Drawing six-year terms were
R. Donovan Butter, DO; Joan Shook, MD;
Jorie Klein, RN; Lance Gutierrez, RN;
and William Moore, MD.
The committee also discussed and fi-
nalized a mission statement and goals.
Mission The EHCAC will proceed to
fulfill charges by addressing three prima-
ry areas: (1) Injury Prevention through
professional and public education; (2)
Assessing the individual and collective
elements that must be in place to mini-At left, Clint Vardeman, corporate vice president of
Rural Metro Ambulance, and Amarillo oral sur-
geon Ronald Redus, right, joined other EHCAC
members in drafting EHCAC's mission statement
and goals at the February meeting.
mize morbidity and mortality associat-
ed with acute illness and injury
throughout the State of Texas; and (3)
encouraging and supporting individual
regions to attain maximal reasonable
quality service delivery by educated
professionals.
Goals To develop a strategic plan
for a statewide educational program
that includes injury prevention directed
at each appropriate age group and pro-
fessional education. To develop a task
force to determine educational priorities
and facilitate the implementation of this
plan.
To develop a comprehensive plan
for the most expeditious care for acutely
ill and injured persons with consider-
ation given to individual geographic
constraints and requirements through
the integration of the efforts of the fol-
lowing standing subcommittees: (1)
EMS (2) Pediatrics and (3)Trauma.
To develop a comprehensive series
of strategies to generate adequate fund-
ing at both the local and statewide level
to successfully achieve the evolving
goals of reducing injury occurrence and
minimizing morbidity and mortality as-
sociated with acute illness and injury.
To develop a task force that examines
funding requirements and explores
mechanisms for generating required
support to meet the identified goals.
To develop a series of strategies that
clearly quantifies the impact of the pres-
ence or absence of comprehensive total
care delivery systems in the event of
acute illness or injury.
For a complete copy of the meeting
minutes, call Debby Hilliard at (512)
834-6700, or email her at dhilliard@
ems.tdh.state.tx.us -Kelly HarrellTexas EMS Magazine May/June 1996
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EHCAC Recap
EHCAC Meeting
Dates
All meetings are in the
Texas Board of Health
Boardroom, Room M-
737, Moreton Building,
Texas Department of
Health, 1100 W. 49th
in Austin.
May 9, 1996
September 13, 1996
December 6, 1996
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